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Occupy L.A.: Confrontation occurs on Broadway at 1st Street

Los Angeles police officers faced off with a group of about 100 protesters on Broadway at 1st Street who were trying to get closer to City Hall before midnight Tuesday.

The group, heading east toward City Hall, ran up against a wall of several dozen police officers, armed with batons and wearing face shields, preventing them from accessing the main Occupy L.A. camp.

Meanwhile, several hundred protesters marched from City Hall to that intersection, chanting "We are the 99%!" Police officers also had batons and face shields, trying to keep the two crowds from joining up. They also chanted, "Let them in! Let them in!"